From the West Fork to Big Creek, ‘Dirty Bird’ highlights the tributaries feeding the Pigeon River from the Great Balsams and Smoky Mountains. Along with Mark Taylor and Stephen McGrady’s high water run of Yellowstone Falls, Big East Fork action, and Pat Keller’s first descent of ‘Pocket Valentine’ on the Middle Prong… the Pigeon downstream of its headwaters has been a topic of debate for almost a century due to its industrialization. For a wild ride on the Pigeon’s headwaters and more information on the river’s development and the people it effects, be sure to check out the ‘Dirty Bird’.